Lot 08643

LAFCADIO HEARN / Koizumi Yakumo / Πατρίκιος Λευκάδιος Χερν, Chahta-Ima (pseud. of Adrien Emmanuel Rouquette), «LA NOUVELLE ATALA. Ou La Fille de l’Esprit. Légende Indienne», Nouvelle-Orléans, Imprimerie du Propagatetr Catholique, 1879.

RARE example of Hearn’s FIRST PUBLICATION without his name on the title page. This is the first Hearn’s first contribution to a book with his work on pp. 126-133 entitled “A Louisiana Idyl”.

12mo, pp. vii, [1], 138, [2]. pp. Original blue covers without the original spine. Fair condition: Worn externally with chipped edges on covers and a later cloth strip on spine. Partly cracked hinge, shaken sheets, light water-stain on first sheets and cover. RARE copy.